Twitter to ramp up headcount by 50%

Micro-blogging service provider Twitter, reportedly being eyed by Internet giant Google for a possible buyout, is on a hiring spree and plans to increase its headcount by about 50 per cent.

Currently operating with a workforce of less than 30 people, Twitter is looking to hire people for as many as 13 key positions at the company, which had started operating from a garage in 2006.

Twitter has leapfrogged on popularity charts with number of celebrities, including Britney Spears, and US daily The New York Times using this service and also because of many people embracing it for dissemination of information like the recent G-20 meeting in London, the US Presidential elections and the terror attacks in Mumbai, India.

It is looking for people in areas like engineering, business development, product and technical operations departments to take the company to the next level of growth.

"We're looking for key people who will help take Twitter to next level and create a company culture that is successful and satisfying for years to come," Twitter said on its website.

Twitter offers micro-blogging which allows users to send short text messages, among others, on various multimedia platforms.